Door-operating mechanism.



No, 820,949. V

c. A. BELL. @om @Mmmm MEGHANISM. APLICA'ON I'ILED OUT. 18, 1905.

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DOOR OPERATING MEGMNISM.

.f\PiLIGATIONAI`ILED 00T, 18, 1905.

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Application filed October 18, 1905. Salvini No. 283,252.

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Be :it i nown that', i, iuics'iuu A. BELL, :i citizen oi the UnitedStates, residing;n ed. iWoreei; i-iiiiodu the oeuuuzyiirf iuiioik sindStute oi iiziaissaohusetts, have invented new :uid useiui Iuiprm'enieniein ifiooe()pointing ir'ieriif; mism, oi" which the following z.fsl'iecii'ieu tion.

This invention reiotee iio inno-wed moi-ms for opening and closingdoorsioi the sliding' tyliie, more parinieuioriy eurmdoors, uitilougiiiilus device is appiieobie in roiiuieetion wiuii doors,y in struotureoother Limo mrs.

The object of this invention io Lo Yprovide moans whereby the 1u om' vopo wer 'for the propulsion of the heir-Firmin ior ineinonee, :is eier:-trieity-1nay be utilized Jfor netuotiilg the ouedoor-operatingmecha-mism, uiiiiougii tile device of this inveiiition io eouuiiyupoiieobie to oars having means of propuisoo other than electricity, inwhich endo batteries muy be used to fuir-@i1 `the iiower iol' operatingsaid device.

Another objeet oit tiiiiy inveidioo is to pro Vide means whereby diedoor moy be oper uted iu its opening and rioeing movements by zibrokemouor other person stationed :it: :i point dist-(int 'from the door.

Ar'iotiu-:r objeet` oi this; invention is to provide means whereby soliddoor may be locked. in its oiosed position ood den in ius openedposition.

Anoifher objoet oi this invention is to provide means whereby the doorui, the ond oi eeeii movement :iets to ui oil' Liie power which movessaid door.

Stili oootiler-obfeei, oi' this inwiiiiou is io prouide moons wiierehy'lin moor' whieii moves the door muy continue io roinio oiter tile doorhas ooilue to :i HLM e oi' resi.,

The invention oonoiso il. iiie eomhinid/ion and ziri'iu'lg'elneiit oiperth eel. ioriii in ior: iioilowing specification oud particularlypoint-- ed ouiy in the oioims thereof.

iiiffi'vri'iixg to Lilo drowiugo, Figure i is u, sido elevation oi' opori/imi ol' o. iin-body, showing' my .improved door-operaiLing munir:mism in commotion therewith. Figi'. L? is o detail sectional eiwaitioi.oi' u cireuiirbreuker operated by the door. Vig. i3 ie o. section,partly io elevation, on line i i of ifig. i lookuig VLo the ioii. insaid 'iiguro Fig. 4l is un oieetrieol diagram, showing iiio method oiwiring, the parte boing shown in the proper positioi'ls to open thedoor. Fig. is on cioe irioz'ii diagram, showing tile method oiE Wiring',

iole-eimiufoi' 5.2i is iu Liio ioeition `i e I wiii-ii Liie parie inLiie proper 'pmiiious (io eioso tile door. iiig: G is :i c ietziiieievzuioii ein. modiiied i'oi'm oi dooi-i .n'^i iiig'. ie o deiol'iele-- ifntion ol` :uioiiur luodiied Form oi door-ioek. Fig. die :1.demfi eiovuiiou oi eiiii :mother modiiied lforui oi i.iooi'iorii.

iiiiw immonde refer io like paris iirfiylui1-I oui] the Sew-rui ifiiu'eoi iiiedrwwiug'ri.

Vin tiii dieiu'ii'igo, iii si. mi' body oi anni i'coilfstrluziion, iuuiiieii i i io u. .l ding door io@ riiized on liul eide of smid rer-bo(V and pro-- vided with o ook iii?, hud Lo its upper odge. Tho' door iiie ooeruied iu its opening' sind (dosing omi/enroute iiyiileuiis oi :ipinion i3, ioooeiy mounted upon :i rumor-eiwit, 11i.. A11 eieoiiiieiiuol'oi' io inouiiined upon the our body jifuuiio adopted io rotaieiiiie pinion 13 through i ile inedi um oi1 u SirioLio1i-eiutoi1 i6, iu.Wiiieili T' iS iiiezii,herl-fioeed, dii; 'i'zisiz to izi einotoesiioi';isf-i and, 'iii o disk 'feet to the pinion 13,oz1iddisi 'ii being; iioidin el @wig-erneut with tim diei; i?'iiyinez1:uri oi i. iieiieoicompressioni-spring iii, bearing oi one edd ogoinut the pinion 8 and uiLilo oiiioi' end against i ooierzfu, inst to tile ni1 tor-eiuiiiy ii.The electric. inotor 155 receives its power from any suitable eouroo,which may be the same es that which supplies bho power lo thepropailing-motors oi' liioefii or Jfrom o battery.

fi. ,poiwoiizui iii oiweli-iinown oonsiriiotion convoi-uen iy yioooi'edis adopted to eon- Lroi tile motor 15. Smid poie-ohoiiger 2l when ininiie pooition siiiiiwu in fiiiggg. "-iodopied to direct tile current tothe motor l5 and oouso 'tile iiiol.oi'-siuifiv lio/i to roi/oie in theproper direction io open the door il. iiiien ldie Shown. io. Fig. fi, iiiu fido-pied io nood the Jui-rein'y i-o tile motor iii oud to roioiiei/iie iiu ioi'sluiit, lei io the iiiroper door-Lion 43o ellooo iviiodoor i1. The poie--eimngor :Zi v/lieiii in im mid-poeilion euifs oii'i/.iie ooi-iro Syst-ein iiroi'n tile sourire oi"l eieotrieei current.

iiiisiu 'io tile upper edge oi the door 1i. sind. mi Liu! i'i1` ibi oodside thereof, Fig. Lis :1n inoline 2li, ieriniiuitiu it ite lido-hondend in o Vertical. miri'oo'e Wiiioii :Forme e. stop, aigu-inet Wiiioilincorsi o iateii. 5.24 when Lilo 11 is in its oiosod position.liiolfined integmi with the iotoii io on armature 25, pivoted ut- 126 too bracket 22'?, mounted upon the eer-- body i0. Au eieoiiromugne; 28,iiiiio :mountm ed upon tile bracket oontroio the armo ture 25 and isadapted Lo iiity said armature 25 end, Withdraw' tho ioxioh 2i fromengage- I oo door

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ment', with iii@ stop 23. Fast to the opliep ing into ottici rock, enelectric inotor ecleptefl to rotate seid pinion, e source ci electiiceicurrent to drive' Seid niet-oi", on electronic@- net in. circuit Witli.seid electric niotoif end Seid source oitl electrical current, enormetnre, e door-letcl1 operatively connected to eeiil, armature, seiddooilntcli. being edepterl to lock scid door find. seid eiineture beingnooptam ed to unlock seid latch from seii'i door, n poli,d changer incircuit. 'Witli ,scid electiic motor, seid source of elect-riool currententi scifi el, troinegnet, whereby seid. elcctroosignet mcy be operatedto unlock seid floor cnil whereby seid electric inotoi: may becpeifc'teii to .iotete seid pinion sind to move seid door, sind twociiciiit-breokere oleo in seid circuit, one of seid circiiit-breekeisadapted to be 'operated by seid door ot tbe end` ci ite opening move*nient end. tbe other of seid circuit-bieelicit adopted to be operatedbj'feeiti door et tbe end of its closing movement.

2. A @cooperating ineclieiiieiii comprising in its construction eelidoble door, e recit fest thereto, o. pinion niesliling into Seidlteck, e. nio-tif. adapted to rotcte eeid pinion, e source of electricalcurrent to iliive ocio. inotoi', o. inclinieliV-opeietoble pole-cliengerin circuit with seid motor enel said `eoiii'ce oi electrical current, enelectiomegcet also in scid circuit, on armature, a. floor-intein seidarmature operatively connected to eoiil (looijliitcli, end twociiciiit-bree-.lers also in ecici circuit, one of seid ciicuit-breolceieadopted to be operated by said ldoor et the end of its opening movement,the other ci seid circuit breakers adapted to be operetediby seid door'et the end of its closing movement.

In conibinotion o slide-ble door, ineens electiicelly operated foropening and cloningr seid door, locking menne whereby sia-irl door maybe sintometicelly locked in its closed position, locking menne 'wherebyseid door moy be autoincticelly locked in ite opened position, andelectricol mecne,1noinielly opcrct Asible, .whereby scid opening sindclosing ineens may be controlled cnil whereby eecli ol seid lockingineens may be actuated to unlock seid door.

4. ln combination e slide-ble floor, ineens; electrically operated. foropeiiinir enti clogging seid door, loci-ong ineens where )y eoid dooriney be locked iii its closed position, locking ineens whereby eeiclcloor may be locked inv its opened position, electrical ineens, menuellyopeictobie, whereby scid opening and cleaning ineens nifty be controlledendwbcrel b f eocli., of ocio. looliziiw ineens nie be actu eteil tounlock seid ilooi, circliitbrealing incline cutoimiticolly operated byseid door et the end oi ite opening movement, :ind cir coit-breekingineens -oiitomoticitlly operated v by sind door :it tliie enti ot' itsclosing movenient, eiicli. oil eeii. circuit-breaking ineens oc ting1 tostop seid opening end closingiiienns.

5. ln e (looi'v-oiviereting incclia-iiism, e slidable iloo'i, c rockinst thereto, e pinion iiiesli ing; into eeiii Teck, on electric motoredepted to rotate sind pinion in. opposite directions end open or clooescid doei', respectively, find e iiietioikei'o'toli interposed betweenseid, elec tric motor end .eoid pinion.

G. ln n door-operating meclieiiieim n :slid-` oblo door, c melf. inetthereto, ai, pinion meshing into seid rock, en electric motor adapted torotate said pinion, o friction-clutch interv posed between seid electricmotor `ond scid seid; pinion in opposite directions end open or cloee:seid doei', iteepectivel oletcli eetf` ing to liolcl. seid door in itsc osed position,

cnil o iiitcli octing; to liold seid door in ite opened position. '1 l7'. iii :i iloocopeietiiig mecbenisiri, c slid oble door, o reck'ioettliereto; e pinion meehing into seid rock, ,en electriciiiotoi' adopteto rotate sind pinion in opposite direction@ und open or close sciddoor, respectively, o

letcli acting to bold scid door in its closed po eition, e letcli actingto liold seid door in iti-i opened position, two crinotures, one of sciiii-motores operatively connected to seid first` coined loten, tlieotliei'` of ocio'. armatures op ei'ntively connected to Seialsecondqiemed letcli, end two electioma-gnets, eecli of seidelectromagnetic acting to disengoge its reepec tive letcli from scifidoor.

pinion eeiii niotor being adopted to rotate' In testimony whereof l`lieve hereunto set I my lic-nfl in preeei'ice ol two Subscribing Wit-CHESTER A. BELL.

Witnesses @camine Gooiiino, tiene J. .Denise-r.

